| noun | 1. (Gin rummy) A loss with no points scored. |
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| | | "After that schneid, this will be my last hand." |
| | | "We need to break this schneid with a big win against the rivals." |
| | | "We've been on the schneid ever since the mascot jinxed the team by not doing the halftime dance." |
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| German, mid-20th century |
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| In German, "Schneid" is a slang word that loosely translates to "having courage or grit" in English. But "schneid" in English is far removed from that colloquialism — in the card game gin rummy, a schneid is a loss with no points scored, and the slang has extended into the world of sports to refer to a losing streak. ... | Continue Reading |
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